CA I 3.01, Formatting
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Font formatting | appearance, size, and attributes of text. The format chosen for font is important for communication purposes |
| Bold | used to emphasize a specific word |
| Italics | used to indicate book titles and other published works |
| Underline | used to indicate links to web pages and should be reserved for that purpose in most cases |
| Accent symbol | such as in the word résumé is used to indicate emphasis during pronunciation |
| Style | a format tool used to apply global font formats to text |
| Subscripts | used in chemical definitions, such as H2O |
| Superscripts | used for footnotes or reference purposes, such as in Webster's Dicitonary1 |
| Small caps | may be used to format titles or headings in a document |
| Serif font | Font that has small attributes at the tips of each letter |
| Times New Roman | The most commonly used serif font, often used in the body of a letter or report |
| Sans serif font | Font that does not include the attributes at the tips of each letter |
| Arial | is a sans serif font |
| Paragraph formatting | arrangement of text within paragraphs on a page Indents used to indicate a new paragraph and offset long quotes |
| Line spacing | can be set for single, one and a half lines, double, or triple |
| Borders and shading | used together or separately to emphasize a specific textual element in a document |
| Bullets and numbers | used to list items |
| Hanging indent | most often used in reference materials, the first line begins at the left margin and all remaining lines of the paragraph are indented five spaces from the left margin |
| Endnotes | source references that are placed on a Notes page at the end of a document. Within the document, each reference is indicated by a superscripted number or symbol |
| Footnotes | source references that are placed at the bottom (foot) of the same page and are indicated by a superscripted number or symbol within the document |
| Cut and paste | a tool used in paragraph formatting that allows the user to move text from one location to another |
| Paragraph headings | keyed at the beginning of a paragraph in bold font to give the reader a quick idea about the content of the paragraph |
| Tabs | used to align and organize data into groups and subgroups |
| Word wrap | automatic continuation of text from line to line |
| Tables | used to arrange text in columns and rows and are helpful in presenting, organizing, and clarifying information |
| Page formatting | arrangement of text on a page. The arrangement of text on a page is the culmination of text and paragraph formatting that presents the final picture and communicates a message to a reader |
| Margin | the amount of white space around the sides of a document |
| Page orientation | used to enhance the appearance and improve readability of a document |
| Headers and footers | add global information to a document, such as page numbers and document titles |
| Orphan | a single line of a paragraph is not left alone at the bottom of a page |
| Widow | a single line of text is not left alone at the top of a page |
| Page breaks | may be manual or automatic and are used to manage the content on a page |
| Soft page break | occurs automatically through the word wrap feature of the word processing software and text is simply continued to the next page when the space on the previous page is exhausted |
| Hard page break | is performed manually when a new page is needed for a break or change in content |
| Columns | used to format text for documents such as newspapers and newsletters |
| Borders | are used in page formatting to add lines around text or graphic images |
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